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REPUBLIC NAT. LIFE INS. CO. v. HEYWARD

No. 5103.

568 S.W.2d 879 (1978)

REPUBLIC NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Velma L. HEYWARD, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Rehearing Denied and Supplemental Opinion June 29, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earle Cobb, Jr., Cobb, Thurmond & Bain, Inc., San Antonio, for appellant.

Oliver S. Heard, Jr., San Antonio, Thomas Goggan, Goggan & Cain, Austin, for appellee.

McCLOUD, Chief Justice.

This is a suit for accidental death benefits. The insured was intentionally shot and killed.

Velma L. Heyward, the named beneficiary of a group life insurance policy insuring the life of her husband, Bennie Heyward, sued the insurer, Republic National Life Insurance Company, seeking recovery of benefits under an accidental death rider to the policy. The policy provided for life insurance based upon the annual salary of the insured and...

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